November 30, 2012

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1Syrian children look through their car window as they cross into Lebanon with their families at the border crossing, in Masnaa, eastern Lebanon. (AP)

2Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reaches for supporters as she leaves a public meeting close to Letpadaung mine in Monywa, northwestern Burma. Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine. (AP)

3M23 rebel fighters walk as they withdraw near the town of Sake, some 42 km west of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Reuters)

4A Palestinian protester holds a placard in front of Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem, marking the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state by the United Nations. (AP)

5During a media tour parts of a brick walkway on New York’s Liberty Island, damaged in Superstorm Sandy, are seen. Tourists will miss out for a while on one of the hallmarks of a visit to the city, seeing the Statue of Liberty up close. Though the statue itself survived the storm intact, damage to buildings, power and heating systems means the island will remain closed and authorities don’t have an estimate on when it will reopen. (AP)

6Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House as it is bathed in red light to mark World AIDS Day. Organizers announced that Sydney was the first of dozens of cities around the globe to observe the day by illuminating major landmarks with red light. (Reuters)

7A municipality worker holds a banner during a rally against state sector layoffs demanded by the country’s international lenders, in central Athens. The banner reads: ‘No to layoffs’ (top) and ‘I can’t take it any more.’ (Reuters)

8People run during snowfall in central St. Petersburg. Temperatures in Russia’s second city dropped to around -6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday. (Reuters)

9A boy separates starched sarees, a traditional Indian garment for women, left to dry on the roof of a cotton factory in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. (Reuters)

101st Lt. Aaron Dunn kisses his wife Leanne, holding their baby Emma, age 14 months, following an arrival ceremony for soldiers returning from a deployment in Afghanistan, at Ft. Carson, Colorado before sun up. Dunn had not seen his wife and baby since he deployed in February. (AP)

11A visitor looks at a self-built car, a ‘Finnjet’ built by 70-year-old Antti Rahko, during a press event prior to the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany. About 600 exhibitors will present their latest developments at the trade fair from Dec. 1-Dec. 9. (Reuters)

12Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah, left, celebrates with his teammate Anamul Haque the dismissal of West Indies’ Kieron Pollard during the first one-day international cricket match between them in Khulna, Bangladesh. (AP)

13A retired soldier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) plays a flute at a farewell ceremony near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. (Reuters)